Cicoil was founded in 1956, and the
company quickly became the leader in making flat cables from a
new material: silicone rubber. Serving the growing military and
computer electronics markets, Cicoil developed an expertise in
precision molding wire conductors into flexible silicone
rubber jackets. The wire conductors were placed in a horizontal
mold, and then liquid silicone rubber was poured into the mold.
Through successive applications of silicone rubber, and the use
of chemical curing agents, the silicone rubber would cure,
completely encasing the wire conductors in a clear, durable
silicone rubber jacket. The resulting cables were extremely
compact and flexible, which made them ideal for high
performance. In addition to molding cables, Cicoil developed a
strong expertise in precision soldering of fine gauge wires, as
the company would routinely solder and mold 40AWG wires into
connectors.
There were, however,
some drawbacks to Cicoil's early cable production
method. It was very labor intensive, the thickness
of the silicone insulation could not be precisely
controlled, and it limited the length of cables that
could be produced. Cicoil overcame these obstacles
in 1998, with the implementation of the next
generation 'Cable Extrusion Equipment.' This
revolutionary equipment, which was the result of
seven years of intensive R&D, overcame all the
drawbacks of the original cable molding method.
Cables could now be commercially extruded in
continuous lengths, with extremely high levels of
accuracy. In addition, Cicoil's equipment is
extremely flexible, allowing for a wide variety of
wire types, sizes, and cable profiles to be quickly
and easily produced, with a minimum of tooling
charges.
Cicoil's breakthrough in cable production allowed
the benefits of the company's highly flexible
silicone cables to be accessible to a wider range of
commercial applications. The company began providing
cable assemblies to manufacturers of precision
semiconductor equipment, where the flexibility and
the compact packaging of Cicoil's cables had
significant advantages. Cicoil cables also began to
be used in medical equipment, and in automated
robotic process equipment, specifically where cables
needed to survive tens of millions of flexing,
repetitive cycles. Cicoil's cables excelled in these
environments, as the durability and flexibility of
the silicone-encased conductors were ideal for the
most demanding automation applications.
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Cicoil -
Motion Series Silicone Cables |
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Designed specifically for motion control applications, Motion
Series cables incorporate all power and signal wires for 1-, 2-
or 3-axes control. Available in a variety power ratings. |
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Motion Series
Slilcone Cable Brochure |
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Cicoil -
Motion Series PLUS Cables |
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Motion Series Plus cables provide more conductors in a smaller
width cable. Also tubing and StripMount options available as
standard. |
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Motion
Series Plus Cable Brochure |
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Cicoil -
Ribbon Cable: 1mm & .050 Pitch |
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Cicoil's ribbon cables are constructed using Ultra High Flex 28
AWG, tinned copper wire, and our exclusive silicone extrusion
process for a strong, flexible, clear cable. |
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Ribbon Cable
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Cicoil -
Camera Link Cable & Cable Assembly |
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Cicoil Camera Link® cable assemblies for industrial motion video
equipment meet or exceed each of the specifications defined
within the Camera Link® standard. |
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Camera Link
Cable Brochure |
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Cicoil -
Cat 5e Flat Cable & Cable Assembly |
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Cat 5e cable features a highly flexible flat profile and an
exclusive, extruded silicone encapsulation. While meeting or
exceeding all electrical and signal requirements for the Cat 5e
standard, Cicoil's version excels with physical and
environmental attributes. |
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Cat 5e Flat
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Cicoil -
Silicone Rubber High Flex - High Voltage Wire |
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Often found in military and aerospace applications, this
single-conductor wire is for use in high-temperature
applications that require flexible wire. With a temperature
range of -65°C to +260°C, this UL Recognized single conductor
silicone wire remains very flexible in harsh environment
applications.
Cicoil High Voltage Silicone Wire is engineered for applications
where the cable is expected to perform in extremely demanding
applications such as Aerospace, Medical Scanning Systems,
Nuclear, Satellites, X-Ray, Ground Radar Systems, Photo Copiers,
Remote Operated Vehicles, Missiles, Machining Centers, Aerial
Lift Trucks, Forestry, Robotics and any application that
requires a cable to be resistant to harsh environments,
vibration and shock.
Cicoil's High Voltage wire can be supplied in bulk, prepped or
specified as part of a cable assembly terminated to the
connector of your choice.
Halogen Free & Flame Resistant design passes the UL 94V-0
vertical flame test. RoHS Compliant, CE Conforming and exceeds
NASA 11224 Outgassing requirements. |
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Cicoil -
Co-Extruded Silicone Rubber High Voltage
Wire |
Cicoil
manufactures High Voltage Co-Extruded Silicone Wire for
applications that require suppression of electrical noise and
low loss of power. Applications include: Aerospace, Medical,
Nuclear, X-Ray, Radar Systems, Photo Copiers and Robotics.
The use of a semi-conductive layer over the copper conductor
reduces Corona by filling the space around the conductor with
semi-conductive silicone to remove air.
The semi-conductive material also increases the effective corona
inception diameter from that of one of the strands in the
conductor to a diameter slightly larger than the total conductor
diameter. This results in the higher corona inception values
found in co-extruded wires.
By extruding the semi-conductive and the insulation layers of
silicone rubber using a co-extrusion process insures that there
is no air or contamination particles at the joining of the two
layers.
The volume resistivity of the semi-conductive silicone rubber
has been chosen to make these cables suitable for both AC and DC
operation. The value used is less than 20 Ohm-Cm. Other values
can be specified. UL Recognized; CE Conforming; RoHS Compliant;
Meets NASA 11224 Requirements.
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High-Flex Unshielded Cable
- 1 to 12 Conductor Silicone Cable |
Cicoil's line
of Hi-Flex Unshielded Flat Cables provides
the advantages of all Cicoil flexible
silicone cables in a standard, low-cost
package. Available from stock, these cables
are available in a wide variety of conductor
gauges and configurations, to meet virtually
any design need.
Hi-Flex
Unshielded Flat Cables use Cicoil's
ultra-flexible, tinned copper wire
conductors for maximum flexibility and long
life in dynamic, flexing applications. Each
flat cable is produced using Cicoil's
exclusive extrusion process, encasing the
wire conductors in a crystal clear,
flexible, yet durable silicone insulation.
Cicoil Flat Silicone Cables provide unique
performance features:
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Flexibility
- Ultra Flex, tinned copper wire
conductors, and flexible silicone make
Cicoil's ribbon cables highly flexible,
with a bend radius as small as 1/4" in
flexing applications
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Long Life
- Rated for over 10 million cycles in
flexing applications
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Extreme
Environments
- Silicone rubber cables operate from
-65°C to 260°C, including exposure to
water, steam, salt, and most chemicals.
The cables are ideal for clean room use,
and they can also be used in vacuum
environments.
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Fire
Resistant
- Cables are fire resistant, as they
meet the UL-94 vertical flame standard,
as well as other fire standards
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